Coffee-pot.



PATENTED OCT. 1.3, 1903.

5. W. VOGAN.

COFFEE POT.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 20, 1902.

N0 MODEL. 7

anoehtoz No. "MLIS'Et UNITED STATES Patented Qctober 13, 1903.

Prion.

COFFEE-=POT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 741,196, dated October13, 1903.

Application filed September 20, 1902. serial No. 124,242. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:-

Be it known that 1, JAMES WILLIs VOGAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ohi' cago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,haveinvented a new and useful Improve-r ment in Coffee-Pots, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates generally to coffeepots, and more particularly tothat class thereof known as drip coffee-pots, in which the coffee issupported in a suitable bag or receptacle and boiling water passedtherethrough.

The object of the present invention is to provide an improved means forholding the bag or receptacle, such holding means being of suchconstruction that the water as it boils will be forced upwardly and overthe edges of the said receptacle down through the coffee.

Another object is to provide a holder which shall be easily removable,so that the coffeegrounds can be removed from the pot as soon as thecoffee is made, thereby preventing the coffee becoming too strong orreceiving the bitter taste which is the result of permitting thecoffee-grounds to remain in the coffee after the making operation hasbeen completed.

Theinvention consists in the novel features of construction,combination, and arrangement, all of which will be fully describedhereinafter and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings,forming a part of this specification, Figure l is aperspective view, partly in section, and illustrating a coffee-potconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a verticalsectional view. Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating thebag-holder, together with means for supporting said holder.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates an ordinary construction ofcoifeepot, having spout A, handle A and top A An essentially cylindricalbag-holder B is arranged within the pot, said holder being somewhatsmaller in diameter than the said pot, and thereby providing an annularspace between the said holder and the interior of the coffeepot. Thelower end of this holder B is funnel-shaped, as indicated at B, and atthe bottom of said funnel-shaped portion is a small opening B Thiscylindrical holder is supported upon legs B preferably three in number,and these legs may be connected to the cylinder in any suitable mannerand each of such length that when they rest upon the bottom of thecoffee-pot the lower end of the funnel B will be supported a shortdistance above the said bottom ofthe coffee-pot. A bail or handle B ispivotally connected to the upper end of the holder and is intended to beused when handling the said holder. The bag or receptacle 0 isconstructed of any desirable material, its edges being turned over theupper edge of the holder, and a ring 0 is forced into the top of theholder and binds the bag or receptacle thereto. The ground coffee isplaced in this bag or receptacle, and the proper quantity of water isplaced in the cofiee-pot. The coffee-pot is then placed upon the stoveand the water boiled, and as the water boils it passes upwardly throughthe annular space over the top of the holder and down into the bag orreceptacle and through the coffee. After passing through the coifee theboiling water passes down out through the contracted end of the holderand up around through the annular space again, this circulation beingcontinued so long as the holder remains within the pot. As soon as thecoffee has been subjected to the action of the boiling water for asufficient length of time the holder is removed, the bail or handle Bbeing employed to lift the holder, with its contents, clear of thecoffee-pot. The coffee can thus be kept warm for an indefinite period oftime without becoming strong or bitter, as Would be the case if the bagor receptacle with the coffee-grounds were permitted to remain in thecoffee-pot. The contracted lower end of the cylindrical holder aidsmaterially in causing the circulation of the boiling water.

It will thus be seen that I provide an exceedingly cheap, simple, andefficient construction of coffee-pot, by means of which an excellentquality of coffee can be made and which will avoid the disagreeablebitter taste often prevalent in drip-coffee.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is-- 1. The combination with a coffee-pot, of acylindrical vessel having an inverted, centrally-perforated, conicalbottom, said vessel being adapted to fit within the pot, a flangesurrounding the upper edge of said vessel, depending legs secured to theexterior of said vessel, and extending from said flange to a point belowthe conical bottom, and a bag arranged within the upper part of saidvessel.

2. The combination with a coifee-pot, of a vessel adapted to rest withinthe coffee-pot said vessel having a contracted, downwardlyopen neck atits lower end, a flange around the upper end of the vessel, legsextending below the Vessel and secured to same above the contractedneck, a bag depending within the upper part of the vessel andoverlapping said flange, and a flanged ring adapted to fit within saidvessel over the bag, the flange of said ring fitting over the flange ofthe vessel.

